Bennett is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 3,916 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bennett is the 118th largest community in Colorado. Bennett has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Bennett, where the median household income is $107,736.00.
Housing costs in Bennett are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.
Because of many things, Bennett is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Bennett really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Bennett perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Bennett, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.04 minutes every day commuting to work.
Bennett is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Bennett is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.67% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Bennett in 2022 was $44,183, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $176,732 for a family of four.
Bennett is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bennett home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bennett residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bennett also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.76% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bennett include German, English, Irish, French, and European.
The most common language spoken in Bennett is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.